Month: December 2019

11:50 AM ET Chelsea suffered more woe at Stamford Bridge after losing 2-0 to Southampton on Thursday. Michael Obafemi and Nathan Redmond scored in each half to condemn Chelsea to consecutive defeats in the Premier League. Frank Lampard’s side have now lost six matches at home in all competitions this season. Chelsea remain in fourth

11:51 AM ET Arsenal came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on Boxing Day in Mikel Arteta’s first match in charge of the club. The Emirates side came into this match on the back of a wretched run of results, which had yielded just one win in their past 11 games —

9:22 AM ET Tottenham bounced back from their loss to Chelsea by coming from behind to defeat Brighton 2-1 on Boxing Day. Adam Webster headed Brighton in front on 37 minutes before Harry Kane equalised in the second half and Dele Alli‘s fine strike 20 minutes from time sealed the comeback. It was Tottenham’s first

5:01 PM ET Real Madrid squandered an opportunity on Sunday. Photo by JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images Real Madrid hit the woodwork three times but could only draw 0-0 at home to Athletic Bilbao in a frustrating final game of 2019 which meant they slipped two points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona. Real’s top scorer Karim

January is just around the corner. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. TOP STORY: Madrid offer Chelsea Isco to pave way for Eriksen Real Madrid are looking to add Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen in January, but to do so, they’ll need to offload some

The FC crew are flabbergasted that Granit Xhaka said “he cannot play” against Leicester. Craig Burley calls Unai Emery and Arsenal “weak” for having made ever made Granit Xhaka captain of the club. Julien Laurens dives into why Arsenal moved on quickly from Freddie Ljungberg as manager. The FC crew delve into the reports that

Craig Burley explains why Manchester United’s problems run much deeper than Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer revels in Paul Pogba’s return and calls him the world’s best all-around midfielder. Shaka Hislop explains what went wrong on David de Gea’s keeping blunder against Watford. Shaka Hislop says Paul Pogba’s return to form at Man United

Steve Nicol says Man City showed why they are one of the top teams in the league in a win over Leicester. Despite losing to Man City, ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol is quite confidence Leicester will still secure top four. MANCHESTER — Pep Guardiola has never lost back-to-back top flight home fixtures as a manager,

Liverpool have a fever, and the only prescription is more trophies. Since June, the team has won the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. No English club has ever done that before. Only one English club (Manchester City, twice) has ever won more points than Liverpool claimed last season,

There’s a stock explanation behind Everton’s decision to pursue, and appoint, Carlo Ancelotti as their new manager. The Toffees are ambitious and willing to spend enormous amounts of money to achieve, and maintain, elite status. Given that Ancelotti has managed more elite clubs than you can shake a stick at — from Milan to Real

Frank Leboeuf explains why Patrick Vieira would be a good first head coach for Inter Miami. David Beckham’s Inter Miami CF announced the signings of defender Denso Ulysse and goalkeeper Drake Callender on Tuesday. Haiti international Ulysse, 21, played with the USL champion Tacoma Defiance last season “We’re happy to add a player with Denso’s

Gabriele Marcotti and Julien Laurens discuss the abysmal racism discipline from the Premier League at Tottenham. Frank Leboeuf says Jose Mourinho is trying to distract from Tottenham’s defeat by focusing on Son’s red card. Tottenham’s Jan Vertonghen calls for a united anti-racism stance after Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger was abused. Shaka Hislop believes football clubs have

January is just around the corner. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. Coutinho tempted by Premier League return Philippe Coutinho has admitted he could be tempted by a return to the Premier League if Bayern Munich do not take up their purchase option on

Sid Lowe believes Man City’s manager will be the center of attention in his team’s UCL clash with Real Madrid. ESPN FC’s Frank Leboeuf was left underwhelmed by Barcelona’s 0-0 draw vs. Real Madrid. Real Madrid failed to score for the second game in a row in a goalless draw with Athletic Bilbao at the

Another wild weekend in the Premier League is done and dusted. We get you caught up on the action with the Weekend Review. JUMP TO: Ancelotti and Arteta see the task they have | Ferguson leaving a mess for Ancelotti | Why we can’t be apathetic in the face of racism | United continue to be the Prem’s weirdest team | KDB

Craig Burley feels it’s best for Kylian Mbappe to leave PSG sooner rather than later. Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe has set the record straight regarding his supposed rivalry with teammate Neymar. Speaking with France Football after being crowned the publication’s best French player of 2019 for the second consecutive year, the France international discussed

College football’s Big 12 Conference has long been associated with points. When Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops brought offensive coordinator Mike Leach to the conference in 1999 (and then Texas Tech made him its head coach a year later), the spread offense found a place to germinate and conference games have been high-scoring ever since. Offenses there

By Moises Llorens and Sam Marsden ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol isn’t entirely sold on Barcelona’s attacking threat, despite their 4-1 win over Alaves. Ale Moreno says it’s too soon to consider Antoine Griezmann a bust at Barcelona. Barcelona will once again step up their attempts to sign Neymar next summer, sources have told ESPN. The

Everything you need to know about this weekend’s Premier League action, all in one place. Jump to: How will Liverpool perform post-Qatar? | Mourinho slipping already? | Man to watch | Game not to miss | Stats of the weekend | Team that needs some luck| One thing that will definitely happen | Predictions The